CAPITALTRANS PRIDE2019

Celebrate Trans Pride from the Nation’s Capital to the World!

Capital Trans Pride draws together members of the transgender and gender non-conforming community, allies, colleagues, family, and friends for a weekend of celebration, workshops, networking, and panel discussions on a variety of issues important to the Trans community.

Events Include:

Workshops & Resource Fair

Happy Hour

Entertainment

Movie Screening

Workshops & Resource Fair

Saturday, May 18 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Eaton Hotel DC, 1201 K St NW

Each year over 25 organizations participate in the Trans Pride Resource Fair to share services, information, employment opportunities, and more. In addition leaders, service providers, and Trans Pride Advocates, provide educational workshops, seminars, and panel discussions, to raise awareness of the opportunities and issues impacting the Trans community.

Movie Screening “The Garden Left Behind”

The Garden Left Behind traces the relationship between Tina, a young transwoman, and Eliana, her grandmother, as they navigate Tina’s transition and struggle to build a life for themselves as undocumented immigrants in New York City.

Keynote Address

Saturday, May 18

Eaton Hotel DC, 1201 K St NW

Cecilia Gentili

Originally from Argentina, Cecilia Gentili found her passion for advocacy working as an intern at the LGBT Center. She headed the Transgender Health Program at Apicha from 2012 to 2016, served as the Director of Policy at GMHC from 2016 to 2019, and currently functions as Principal to Trans Equity Consulting defining policy to the benefit of the TGNC/NB community. She was a contributor to Trans Bodies Trans Selves and is a board member at Translatina Network. She is passionate about advocating for her community, specifically for trans women with a Latino background, sex work, drug use and incarceration history.

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

Join us for the Capital Pride Honors where we will acknowledge outstanding individuals, leaders, and activists who have furthered the causes important to the LGBTQ+ community in the national capital region and beyond. ...

Smithsonian American Art Museum

It’s a countdown to Pride! Join SAAM, BYT, and the CapitalPride Alliance on the eve of Pride as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, celebrate our LGBTQ+ community, honor our outstanding leaders and activists, and launch the 2019 Capital Pride Celebration. ...

Adas Israel

The Capital Pride Alliance, through its stewardship of diverse programming and events, specifically year-round LGBTQ+ Pride festivities centered in Washington, DC and the National Capital Region, serves to celebrate, educate, support, and inspire our multi-faceted communities in order to grow and preserve our history and protect our rights for current and future generations. Learn More